The Coven, The Cauldron, and the Wizard’s Comeuppance
October 13, 2025
A travel essay about a spellbinding trip to the UK and the powerful witchy women in my life. … More The Coven, The Cauldron, and the Wizard’s Comeuppance
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Grandmothers, Grasshoppers and the Grandest of Journeys
August 13, 2025
To qualify as an epic journey, must an act of travel include the crossing of dark mountains, raging seas or searing deserts? Must the traveler lose her way for days, months, or even years, battle monsters and villains, and finally reach that point where it seems she must give up and go home, only to summon the final push of courage to reach her destination? … More Grandmothers, Grasshoppers and the Grandest of Journeys
Introducing: #TravelTuesday Live Broadcasts
August 6, 2025
As travelers of a certain age and level of experience, BackpackMr and I are passionate about helping others find travel transformation and joy for themselves. We know it can seem daunting, especially if you’re new to budget travel or long-term transformational travel. So we’ve decided to talk about it. Introducing: live broadcasts about travel topics and destinations. Our plan is to go live every other #TravelTuesday, tackle a topic and take your questions. … More Introducing: #TravelTuesday Live Broadcasts
To Go Within: Two Weeks at Bali Silent Retreat
July 30, 2024
I traveled to Bali not for the beaches, not for the parties, but for the silence. This was my experience over two visits to Bali Silent Retreat. … More To Go Within: Two Weeks at Bali Silent Retreat
Poison & Balm: Inside The Schoolroom of Transformational Travel
July 24, 2024
Many of us spray poison on our lawns to kill the undesirable plants that self-seed in our yards, yet never strive to poison the noxious thoughts and limiting beliefs that self-seed in our minds.Travel, when done right, offers a poison that transforms us. … More Poison & Balm: Inside The Schoolroom of Transformational Travel
Everything is Great on the Bosphorus Strait
December 11, 2023
Maybe it’s okay to dance when the world is burning, it’s a question I’ve struggled with most if not all of my life. Because if you don’t dance, you’re just consumed by the fire, crumbling to ash.I don’t have it all figured out yet, but maybe some of the answers are here on this boat, this vessel where we all grin and jump and sing and sweat together. … More Everything is Great on the Bosphorus Strait
Falling into the Arms of the World
September 14, 2023
I often wonder if I’m crazy to travel as I do. Especially when my grey matter is chewing on those pervasive, leathery doubts. But I know in my soul this planet is an ocean of love, fresh and salty and beautifully brackish. … More Falling into the Arms of the World
The Life Extraordinary
June 27, 2023
Mary Ellen dove, and she sailed, and she built, and she healed, and she flew. She was contrails and sand dunes and sea salt and star dust. Here’s her story. … More The Life Extraordinary
It is Solved by Walking
May 11, 2023
No matter what we’re grieving, moving toward something feels so much better than just moving on, whether it’s something we do physically, emotionally, spiritually, or some combination of all three. Maybe that’s why a pilgrimage can be so effective. … More It is Solved by Walking
Into the Murk
June 12, 2020
Murky skies hindered visibility over Myanmar and Thailand on a visit early this year. It’s an apropos metaphor for the challenges we face now. … More Into the Murk
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